What I love about Daddy...

I love him playing Batman with me.

I love him playing with Mitzi.

I love daddy when we play tug of war with Mitzi.

I loved daddy when I was a baby.

I love daddy when he gave me my Rwanda shirt.

I love reading books with Daddy.

By Stone

June 21, 2009

Here are a few pictures of the last 4 years of love between Daddy and Stone...

Hanging at home, June 2005.

Lj's favorite picture of Stone, June 2005.

June 2006 at Megumi's Ramen shop!

Playing in the rain, June 2007.

I love the expressions on their faces here... Ooarai beach, March 2008.

Fathers Day pool fun, June 2008.

Books with Daddy, June 2009.

Happy Fathers Day!

Dad's are such a wonderful blessing to our lives and Lj is no exception. I am so thankful that Lj is the dad of my son, he takes the job of Daddy to Stone with all seriousness. He is a great example and always mindful of how he is teaching Stone through the example of how he lives his life. When it comes to teaching Stone how to love others, treat others with kindness and respect and to open his heart to the many people that will cross his path, Lj is a great example. I love that he takes a first hand role in Stones upbringing and he supports me and we are always a united front on decisions! There is nothing more special and heart warming than watching my husband be the dad of our son! I love you, Lj!

Daddy and Stone just a few hours into the father and Son relationship!

Fathers Day 2009... Reading books a favorite for Stone and Lj!

I am so thankful that Lj and I both still have our dads on this special day! Watching Lj sacrifice so much to be a great dad for Stone I am more aware now how much my dad (and I am sure Lj's dad) sacrificed for us!

Grandpa (my dad) and Stone in spring 2007.

Three generations of Littlejohn's...Lj, Stone and Pops in summer 2008.

Day 100- I'm a Mac

Stone definitely takes after his daddy... he is a big fan of Apple... he can even find his way around the iphone better than me!  His childhood will be so different in this world of instant technology! 

Day 95- Lj's Photo Tour of Japan?

Well, since Lj was the one who was in Japan the pictures are lacking... he only took 41 pictures in 8 days... I think I took over 200 the last time we went for 8 days!  So, without further ado...

Anpan Man arrived safely at Narita... it was a tiring flight but Anpan Man and Lj had 5 seats between them... so no complaints! 

Anpan Man got to hang out at IC in 5100 for a day or two... 

The main reason Lj went to Japan was to have meeting with IC... everything went well but the highlight of the trip was hanging out with Pat and Yumi

Lj got to meet baby Ayano and Maki... Maki was a lifesaver to us when we lived in Japan and I am so happy she has a sweet little baby now... she is just so precious! 

Yamato and his family visited Lj in the Hotel one morning.. it was an arranged meeting for a gift exchange hand off... Yamato keeps Stone up-to-date on all the new fun stuff out in Japan  while Stone keeps Yamato up-to-date on all the fun holiday stuff here!

Lj stayed at a hotel right outside the Southside exit of Mito station... It has changed so much since when we first moved to Japan... this is a hopping little station now!  Lj showed us this view every morning and night... Stone now understands that when we are awake Japan is sleeping and vise versa- gotta love technology so we can concretely teach him concepts that are hard for even adults to grasp.  

Daytime

Nighttime

Another view

Lj's last day in Japan was spent at Mito Churches 60th anniversary celebration... these ladies are an anchor of the church in Japan.  

Day 81- 34 Candles!

We celebrated Lj's 34th birthday with a potluck.  We had a bunch of friends over and it was so much fun... each person at some point had some impact on our life and Japan together... from Johnny O. offering us a position and Angi telling Lj he was stupid not to go to Yu Kun who is an OC student and dating one of the young girls (who is now an OSU grad student) that came to church with her mom.    It was such a fun evening and a great way to reconnect with people who had such an influence in our lives for so long. God definitely blessed us richly thorough our time in Japan!

Stone loved playing with Elijah and "my brothers" (aka Heath and Briar).  The boys were all born in May beginning with Elijah in 2003 and ending with Briar in 2006.  

Lj and his cake... Mariannes favorite kind... Carrot Cake!

Reiko got Lj a pedi egg... FYI: it works great!

Lj rockin' out to a musical card from Greg and Arianne! 

We had so much fun and it was such a blessing to fellowship with our friends again! 

Day 55- A Little Trip to the ER

Yesterday, Lj was having some numbness in his left arm and decided he needed to get it checked out again... he had it checked out when we were in Japan and they said it was not his heart but maybe a nerve... so yesterday we headed to Mercy to get it checked and they came to the same conclusion... maybe a pinched nerve from an old skiing injury... everything else looked great... he will have a follow- up with his primary care provider who will most likely order more tests... gotta love an HMO.  When I asked the nurse how long we would be there she said, "a while... you want to get your moneys worth."  She was right we were there about 5 hours... Stone was a trooper and the staff was so accommodating to him.  Lj is having no pain now so that is a good sign but an answer to put his and my mind at ease would be nice... 

Daddy and Stone chillin' in the ER.